Drama in the ski area: holidaymaker dangles from the chair lift at a height of ten meters. It is not uncommon for dramatic events to occur on chairlifts, sometimes with serious consequences.

Just a few days ago, a fifteen-year-old fell about 12 meters from a chairlift to the ski slope below in the Austrian winter sports resort of Ischgl. The background to the event is still the subject of investigations. It could have ended worse: After losing his footing, a man in Turkey barely escapes from falling into the depths.